Nature's Healing Benefits
​Walk and Talk therapy adds the healing elements
​of ​nature & exercise.

Everyone knows that exercise is good for our bodies.  It also  causes the release of endorphins, chemicals in your brain that can:​

• elevate mood, ​
• act as a sedative and
• even  decrease the brain's perception of pain.

     
                                                                     Just 21 Minutes  

Dr. Drew Ramsey, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at New  York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University has found that   just  21 minutes of exercise can often have  a calming effect.      He reports that  exercise can have an almost immediate positive effect as an  antidote to anxiety and depression.      

​Today many people experience clinical or intermittent anxiety or depression.  Often times people who are struggling with problems in a relationship also experience anxiety or depression.  Talk therapy, medication, or a combination  are successful forms of treatment.    Walking while doing therapy can add not only  physical, but also psychological benefits.  Knowing that   you are doing something positive for yourself, moving forward, both emotionally and physically can be very beneficial. ​​Exercising in a gym or at home is great, but based on many studies, exercising in nature can have an additional benefit.

                                                    Nature Heals

Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry conducted a  review of related studies and  found that most trials showed outdoor exercisers experienced a more positive effect than indoor exercisers.  ​Those exercising outdoors reported:

• feeling more revitalized,
• more  energized, 
• less tense,
• less anger and
• less depression.  ​

Outdoor participants also reported that they were more likely to exercise at a later date.  ​

                 One study found that even having images of nature in hospital
                     rooms hastened the recovery of patients following surgery!

At my Hillcrest office, the surrounding neighborhood and nearby Balboa Park make it a great place for walking sessions.  The area around my Scripps Ranch office has beautiful walking paths among  the eucalyptus trees.

619-517-7974

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Hillcrest Office
3356 2nd Ave., ​Suite A-1
San Diego, CA 92103

Scripps Ranch Office
9666 Businesspark Ave., 201
San Diego, cA 92131


​Free off street parking available at both locations. ​

Hillcrest Office

Scripps Ranch Office